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MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1983

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$27M IN NARCOTICS TO BE BURNED

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ABOUT $27 MILLION WORTH OF NARCOTICS DRUGS SEIZED BY THE POLICE AND THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE WILL BE DESTROYED AT THE KENNEDY TOWN INCINERATION PLANT, VICTORIA ROAD, HONG KONG AT 11 AM ON WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 7).

SIR ALBERT RODRIGUES, CHAIRMAN OF THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN), WILL SPEAK ON THE OCCASION.

OTHER GUESTS WHO WILL BE PRESENT INCLUDE DR K.L. THONG, DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES; MR R.H. ANNING, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF POLICE (OPERATION); MR D.A. JORDAN, COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE; SISTER MAY AQUINAS AND MR MICHAEL CHENG, UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF ACAN; AND MR GORDON MORTIMER, COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT AT THE KENNEDY TOWN INCINERATION PLANT ON WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 7) AT 11 AM. TRANSPORT FOR THE PRESS WILL LEAVE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES CAR PARK, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, AT 10.15 AM. PRESS REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE PLANT NOT LATER THAN 10.45 AM.

USE OF TRANSPORT BY DISABLED STUDIED

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL BE CONDUCTING A SURVEY ON THE TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DISABLED FROM DECEMBER 7 TO 15.

THE SURVEY AIMS TO COLLECT DATA ON THE PERSONAL PARTICULARS, HOUSEHOLD BACKGROUND AND TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BLIND, THE DEAF, THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.

A RANDOM SAMPLE OF THESE PERSONS HAS BEEN DRAWN FROM GOVERNMENT RECORDS FOR THE PURPOSE.

THE SURVEY IS BEING CONDUCTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE REHABILITATION DIVISION OF EDUCATION AND MANPOWER BRANCH.

ENUMERATORS WHO WILL IDENTIFY THEMSELVES WITH OFFICIAL IDENTITY CARDS ISSUED BY CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL VISIT THE SELECTED DISABLED PERSONS AND CONDUCT THE INTERVIEWS.

THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED THAT IN CASE OF DOUBT, ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE THROUGH TELEPHONE AT 5-439189.

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